How To Install node-node-forge on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-node-forge on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is node-node-forge
node-node-forge is:
The Forge software is a fully native implementation of the TLS protocol in JavaScript, a set of cryptography utilities, and a set of tools for developing Web Apps that utilize many network resources.
This package contains Forge usable with Node.
There are three methods to install node-node-forge on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install node-node-forge Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install node-node-forge using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-node-forge
Install node-node-forge Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-node-forge using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-node-forge
Install node-node-forge Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install node-node-forge using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-node-forge
How To Uninstall node-node-forge on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the node-node-forge package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-node-forge
Uninstall node-node-forge And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-node-forge and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-node-forge
Remove node-node-forge Configurations and Data
To remove node-node-forge configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-node-forge
Remove node-node-forge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-node-forge configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-node-forge
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-node-forge package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
